Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-30
INDIGNANT CROWDS.
Citizens of Louisville At
tempt to Lynch Two
Negroes.
r. g. Dun's Review Of
American Trade for
the Past Week.
Charles Francis Adams Bs-
fore the Investigating
Committee.
ExhibItisg the Great Rslics-KnigAts
ef Lnhar Hsld for TriAl-EAEamis
City wants . Tsrninus-h-
aistsd fer Kleesien
seeklng o Panlah TAsm.

Seeking % Panaah Them.
LoUIsvrLLE, April 29.-At 40 q. u.
the mob organized AZ FouFth and Main
streets, and after several speechel
marched toward the Jail. Tne crowd
was about 500 strong. Many we're armed
With sledge hammers. They seemed d.
teFnined, and this time they seemed "a
have leacerA
ASA. N. the mob moved on the isil
again. They reached the guard line,
wneEe Q segim mage took place, and sew
eraI shets were fired. bat no one vaE
hurt. Toe mob then started toward the
aFmory. three squares distant Nc
danger IL now apprehended.
$50 q. m.-Everything IL quiet about
the jail this morning. though the tall
over town 10 that another and more de-
tsrnined effort will be mads 20 lynch
the negroes tonight. Among those A.
rested last night and tAken 30 the STA
ton houss, we're John Litterie and Al
len Mcdonald. Tue former vas q mem
Der Of the last Kentucky Legislature.
and the latter is Q ieader In an associa-
tion organic d 10 promote purity in the
city government. This morninG Jennie
Bowman is still sinking. She 10 worse
than at any time yet, aud may die any
moment. The feeling is thnf az death
will precipitate trouble. The answer Of
the Governor TO q call for aid from the
militia has been received, and several
companies have been ordered to guard
the isil.
The agreed sigr ai of eleven taps By
tbs ARE department In ease al attack
was made on the jail, hss just been
FunR. 1890 .. m. Great crowds Of peo-
pie are pressing toward the jail. The
militia are stationed around the build
ing. The police and the mob are now
fighting.
2p. MS rious alarm was created
the city shortly after l2 N.
today, by reason Of the sounding Of the
riot alarm on the dFe bslls- As il vas
supposed that q riot was in progress.
q great crowd rushed toward the jail.
where the troops are on auard. Il vas
learned that shs alarm vas
sounded for tue assemblying Of all ioosl
troeps ct their aimories.
9P. M.-The Mayor late this after
noon issued proclamation calling en-
all good citizens TO remain at home to-
night aud avoid ali gatherings, ed ling
that be would do all in his power TO pre-
serve good erdeF. While the Mayor
was writing his proclamation 500 men
gathered in front Of Lsiderkrsnx Hall.
rhe ianitoF refused them admittance
and toe police we're endeavorinR TO dis
perso them when DIR. Berry, q we'll
known physician, mounted q barrel and
said that since the brutal assault on
Miss Bowman, none OF our women and
children felt any security and while be
was opposed TO mob Law there was moth
ing 20 be done in this case but lynch
the negro fends. The Law kad again
and again failed 10 punish murdsrers.
II this crime vas not atoned for the
chances we're that IL would sel terrible
example 70 the worthless and thieving
negroes Who infested the alleys and
sluma Of the city. Tha doctOr was
chssred frequently.
The meeting afterwards adioarned 20
. hall near by. where the names Of
about 100 oitisens who, IL vas believed,
would JOIN In an oFRanized effort 10
lynch the negroes, we're selected. Other
speeches we're made, and IL vas de-
70 meet as 10 O'Clock tomorrow
At the Court House. Despite the
Mayors pgeelamafion. the squares
about the Jail tonight are densely packed
with men, she guards keeping them
about q half q blsck away. No
Efforts have Teen made 20 dis
psFss them. On MaFkst street
a. least one hundred men are
marching up and down, each With q
piece Of rope tied 10 bis arm. The mob
90 far appears 10 have no leader and
seems 20 be Watching Gus with . earios-
ity for something 20 turn 40. The po
lice and militia are determined to de-
fend tha Jail and II there is an attempt
made In the night oR morning there will
be bloodshed. Jennie Bowman 10 suffer
ina intensely. The physicians give no
hope for her recovery.
IL o. m.-Tbe soldiers iost marched
from the aRmory to the jail and are nov
stationed there. More than 1000 peo-
ole are s1rging TO and fro on Jefferson
street bat 90 far good order prevails.
1880 A. M.-The crowds about the
OoaEt House sqaare have dWindied
down ts three or four hundred people
and these are dispersinR gradually.
Three hundred and fifty soldiers vita
0atlinQ guns and l50 armed policemen
stand on gaaFd ~ the jail.
z. G. Daa's Trade Review.
Nxw YoKx, April 29.-R. @. Dun 4
Company's weekly review Of trade saye
Ths Interstate bill IL donbtiess charg-
ed with much inteFrup.ion OF business
that does nos belong 20 10, bat during
the past seek evidences have multiplied
Of its harmful effect. By the oonvino-
ing proof that Bost0n's export trads
wo1ld be destroyed II the customary re-
bates and favoFina rates we're refused,
the Cemmiaaon vas led 20 virtually
saspond the Operations Of the Second
Sseiion for The bsneat Of The Boston
roads. The Paciho roads obtained ex-
emFtiOu and reduced their rates exeept
the Onion PaciAc. which vas By error
omitted.
To : session at Atlanta the Commis-
sion vas informed Of many proieoted
enterprises, contracts for which bad
been suspended until the question Of
rates csald be settled. A esnlrses foE
ie,O00 tons Of paving ~ Marlboro, N.
4, wAs refused, the rates beizR Advane-
cd to three times - much 40 the expect
ed profit. Vast quantities Of freiRhf
aocumalAis a. many points a4aiting tie
q AltA uh bo1 ANb&@aS " hA9 O9A4a = AsatNAA-
Loaisville merchants, offer eomplaints
as 10 injury N some trades. Neg Or
leans expeceed Improvement bat realizes
nsns and inds basiBsss upsEt Cieve-
land feels injury in importart bFanehez
Of trade. Hartford nauufactufefs and
that the aet thFests1s 20 exclude thezs
from many markets. PittsourR and
PhilAdelphia attribais 20 the set much
dallnsas and the iron 1Aanfactorers
b I'D that they have already sustained
large aggregate toe8=s-
Thus whiia reaetisR after an sToep
sienal actiTisy uas prsdicseA, this rsa
and considerable disturbances esTtainly
rasalts from tbs nsW Lao. and cersaiDlS
from ths uncertainty Of - fequtFs
aasntA The Reaeral reports Of trade srl
peveTtheleas fsvorahie. and 10 10 cheer
inG 70 nots boz hopsfai . sDiFit tssveEg
wbere axpFss SD. Money b aensFAll,
IN good sapPly. tho1gh IN dsuas1d =
Nashville and Nee OFisaDa Coiiesticnl
confsnna fair vita Improvement a. Mi
vankes and C4neiRnnft. exe. p In ~
trades A4ee1Ed by strikes IN 6a1laini
and mnnufaefaxinR. Baainess y vVF.